Trousers supporter



Noir. 3, 1931. 0, c, TOWNSEND 1,830,302

TROUSERS SUPPORTER Filed Jim 12, 1951 gwveY Ltoz Oliver 6715mm! l atentecl Nov. 3,1931

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Application filed June 12,

a This invention has for its object to provide a trousers sup-porter which Wlll be more convenient and comfortable to wear than either the belt or suspenders now used. My supporter is designed to be worn lnside the trousers and is composed of two girdles which, hang upon the body in loops which are in-y clined. from back to front and from front to back, respectively, so that they'maintain their 1 positions without being as tight as an ordinary belt. above the iliac bones where the soft flesh allows the bands to be drawn in sufliciently so that they are firmly supported by the bony '15 structure of the body.

Another object of my invention is .toprovide a direct support for the crotch andseat' of the trousers to improve their hang. In the-drawings which show certain forms of my invention by way of example, I

' Fig. l is a diagrammatic view showing the trousers supporter in-position, the View being taken from the front,

Fig. 2 is a similar view from the side, .Fig. 3 is a view of the supporter in expanded position, v

Fig. 4 is a view of a modified form of the supporter'in expanded position, and

, Fig. is'a detail view of modification of the supporting strap.

7 Considering first the supporter shown in Figs. 1 to 3. av girdle 1, extends across the small of the back,; passes around the sides provided by a buckle 2 which can be engaged with any one of the-holes-3 in the other end At a point 4,

w of the girdle.

sewed to the crotch of the trousers atthe end otthe mid-seam 6. The connection at is provided by a hook 7 on strap 5 engaging an; eye 8 on girdle 1. The eye 8 may be adjust able along girdle 1 and, in fact may be freely ,slidable along it, since the sharp bend at this,

1931. Serial no. 543,761.

These bands cross at the sides A Seams of the trousers about at the topsof the? pockets; Support for the trousers at this point directly protects'the trouser hang from the pull and strain resulting fronruse of the pocket by the wearer. aIn dres'sing,'the supporter is first put on' over the outershirt and the ends otthe girdle above the iliac bones, and curves downward across, or below, the stomach. The ends of girdle 1 are secured together in any suitable .way,preferably by an adjustable connection. As shown in the drawings the connection is preferably a little to one' side of the; midpoint of the-front 'of'girdle 1, is attached a strap 5, the lower end of which is 17 point will keep it at any point where it is placed." oined to the side portions of the girdlelisa second girdle9; The'girdle 9 crosses the stoinachabout at the level of the top of the trousers and hangs down at the bacl ,'\v11ere itisconnected to the inside of the 7 seat of the trousers at the seam 10 by a hook l1 and'eye 129 The-point of attachment of the eye 12 to the seam 10 should generally be" about 14; inches from the seam 6, but the" proper location will depend upon the size and icut'of't he trousers. The endsof girdle'9 are connected together by a buckle 15 engaging holes 16 in the other end of the girdle. Where a he girdles 1; and 9cross they are ')reterabl joined together for some little distance, which helps them to stay in their correct positions.

'Hooks 13 are fixed to the girdles in positionto engage eyes 14 fastened at the side tastenedftogether; The trousers are then put on and the rear hook 11-andsidehooks13 snapped in place. The strap 5 is then con:

nected to the girdle 1 by means of the hook '7. In undressing onlythe buckle 15 needs to be undone, whereupon the supporter will slip off with the trousers. Likewise in dressing,

fwhenthe si'ipporter is already fixed to the,

trousers it'yis put on' with the trousers and there is onlythe buckle 15 to be connected. {It will be seen that the crotch and inner leg seain areas of the trousers are'attached to'the lower stretch of girdle 1, thus giving directsupport to an important and refractorytrou- .s er area which has not heretofore .had other than'the remote control exercised by suspenders. The crotch support 5 stabilizes and impartsfixityot position to the girdle 1 whileiics v itself enjoying the itficreatesj l y p The tightness of the girdle 1 will depend upon individual taste,but it should be loose stability and fixity which ;;enough to bring the upper end of strap 5- I down far enough so that the strap will not press againstthe body of the wearer.

Instead of the single connection of strap ;with the crotch of the trousers, as shown in Fig. 1, the end of the strap may be divided and connected to the inner seam 6 at each side of the crotch as shown at 5 in Fig. 5'.

a 20. .The' supporter can also bemade -in the I of one girdle which crosses the back and sides 7 s above the iliac bones andsags in .a'loop at front, and a second girdle which crosses thestomachand sides above the iliac bones and I 462 sags in aloop at the back. In the claimsthe anally. 5

In the form of the invention shownin Figs. I 1 to 3 the connection of the girdles 1 and 9 at;

the sides may be a free one provided by rings form shown in Fig. 4, where the girdle .1" forms the upper back and front straps and the girdle 9' forms the lower back and front.

straps. In this case the two girdles should be fixed togetherwhere they cross. In effect thesupporter shown in Fig. at is the same, as

V .cross above the hips.

said first-mentioned loop, and means for suspending the seat'of the trousers from said second-mentioned loop.

2. A trousers supporter as described in claim 1, in which said glrdles are joined together for a considerable distance where they that shown in .Figsdl to 3, the diflerenoebes ing only in the method ofmanufacture. In-

either case the finished supporter is composed term girdle-.is used withreference to the completed supporter and without intention to indicate which The back'section-of a waist line trouser supporting belt is subjected to a violent downwardpull as'the we'arerassumes a sittingor 'mytrousers supporter this downward pull is i not communicated to the girdle 1 because 1t is bending posture. Repeated movements of to v work up and bulgeout at the back. With above the area of disturbance, and it therefore remains in fixed position and counteracts any tendency of the trousers to raise the'shirtf Furthermore, the disturbance at the point Where the eye 12 is located is less violent thanat the belt line of thetrousers and there is than of the ordinary belt.

The strap 5 is veryeflicacious in preventing therefore lessderan ement of my supporter parts were inone piece origithis kin d, when a belt isworn, cause the shirt e the crotch of the trousers from working back 1 F and binding, as it ordinarily does aftervone has been sitting'for a long time, particularly in riding on horseback or driving in an automobile. v

V The supportercan be made in v'ari'o-us. I forms within. the scope of the following claims. .1 v

Having thus described my invention, Icla1m:

1. Atrousers supportercomprisingagirdle' adapted to crossthe Wearers back and hips above the iliac bon'es and to cross the stomach in a sagging loop, a second girdle adapted to "cross'the wearers stomach'and hips above the iliac bones and to cross the back ina sagging loop, means connecting said girdles together- I Where they cross above the hips, means for suspending the-crotch of the -trouers,from 

